Be sure to prop your legs up so their higher then your heart that will help keep swelling down u can use pillows or they make a wedge u can purchase just for propping up the legs or if u have an adjustable bed lower your head and keep foot of bed higher hope that helps

If you are in active CHF (Congestive Heart Failure), you should weigh yourself every single morning before you eat or drink anything. You should probably keep a journal of your weight as well from day to day so you can see how much your weight differs from day to day. If your weight fluctuates by 3 pounds on the high side, and your feet and abdomin are swollen up, you should ask your physician for something like Lasix, which will run the fluid out of your system. It makes your kidneys work and you will get rid of it that way. Too much fluid inside your body puts too much pressure on your lungs and your heart.

They sell compression stockings or what looks like knee socks at Walmart. They look like knee socks but they are really compression hose and they are relatively inexpensive. They are comfortable and allow air to flow through them while you wear them, so you don't have to worry about your legs getting hot. If you wear them every day, they will keep your legs from swelling up with fluid. My Dr told me to wear them during the day and take them off at night so my legs can rest from them, but they are never uncomfortable. Once the fluid has been run out of your body you will feel much better or at least you should. These suggestions worked for me so I thought I would share them with you. Good luck and I hope you get your leg swelling under control soon. Stay safe and blessed.

I had all of those same symptoms and finally went to the ER I found out I had chf and my heart was working at 25% was wearing the life jacket for about 6 to 8 months and had problems with the swelling on my body as well turn out I had to be on highest strength of the water pills for get the name of it but I take it twice a day alone with other medication for chf I’m at 35% to 40% the last time I check just move here from Chicago and went I with to my new family doctor she did bloodwork and referral me to a heart doctor and I go and see that doctor on June 1 but my labs were great and the swelling isn’t a problem no more every blue moon I weigh myself every morning and watch my salt intake but the side to being on a higher dosage for water pills is I stay so tristy so my doctor told me when I was living in Chicago if it’s not causing me to have water weight it’s find my body was craving more fluids because it was replacing all the fluids it was taking to keep my heart pumping and that was five years ago the medication they got me on works well for me haven’t been hospitalized since I found out I had chf lost weight slowly was 289 pounds down to 190 it took about a year to loose probably would have lot a lot faster if I was exercising lol but I do a lot of walking now about a hour every other day now for about a year and now that I move to Charlotte North Carolina the second week of January I been a lot better in being able to walk outside because of the difference between weather from where I was from and still on my goal of losing weight still have sleep problems but hey can’t cure everything lol but hang in there came a long way and yes I still have chf with proper medication the right ones it should start to work for you hang in there pick up a lot of pointer from the people on here by asking questions about anything that is concerning me this group has been a life changing and such a great support system for me love you guy

Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle (and the heart is a muscle controlled by 3 nerves) does not pump blood as well as it should. Blood often backs up, causing fluid build up in the lungs and legs. The fluid build up often causes shortness of breath and swelling of the legs and feet.
I have lost about 60% of my lung capacity due to fluid on and in the lungs and my legt arm, leg and foot swell all the time.
I wear a compression stocking on my leg all the time and limit my fluid intake to 1 litre of fluid a day. I also hardly ever use salt, or eat food in which salt is an ingredient as salt increases thirst thereby increasing fluid intake.
Keeping the legs raised can but does not always help. Sitting and standing for long periods frequently causes swelling.

I know it's uncomfortable, painful, and not good at all concerning your heart or kidneys.
How many pills do you wanna take? Then, what's the right therepy? It a need to talk to your Dr about. Sometimes it's a side effect from the blood thinners. Check it out with Doc. Don,t leave it.